Senior Director, Enterprise Governance

QTS Data Centers

. Set the multi-year strategy and operating model for enterprise governance, standards, portfolio intelligence, change management, and delivery maturity.

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $188,175 - $287,770 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in enterprise governance, strategic portfolio management, and change management practices, with a strong focus on executive-level influence and organizational change leadership. Proven ability to lead teams, develop governance frameworks, and implement reporting and analytics tools to drive decision-making and value realization.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Enterprise Governance PracticesStrategic Portfolio ManagementChange Management StrategiesExecutive-Level InfluencePeople Leadership Experience

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Hard Skills

Portfolio ManagementChange ManagementGovernance FrameworksDecision-Making FrameworksPerformance CadencesReporting and AnalyticsValue RealizationStrategic JudgmentFinancial AcumenOrganizational Change Leadership

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationExecutive CommunicationLeadership Development

Tools & Technologies

Strategic Portfolio Management PlatformsEnterprise Dashboards

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPPgMPPfMPP3OMSPProsciSAFeLean Six Sigma

Industry Keywords

Enterprise PMOGovernance COECapital-Intensive EnvironmentTransformation Discussions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the multi-year strategy and operating model for enterprise governance, standards, portfolio intelligence, change management, and delivery maturity.
Establish decision-making frameworks and executive forums to align portfolio priorities and guide tradeoffs across capacity, enterprise and change impacts, dependencies, readiness, and value realization.
Define and own enterprise governance practices, including decision forums, escalation models, accountability mechanisms, and performance cadences.
Establish and implement enterprise policies and standards across program and portfolio management, change management, reporting, and related practices.
Establish change management strategies and resourcing approaches across the portfolio.
Lead the implementation and evolution of strategic portfolio management capabilities and tools, including reporting, analytics, dashboards, and executive insights.
Lead and develop directors, managers, and senior professionals, building succession, expertise, and scalable COE capabilities.
Partner cross-functionally to drive implementation and adoption of enterprise standards, program reporting, and enabling tools.
Represent enterprise governance in strategic and annual planning, risk, investment, and transformation discussions.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, operations, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Eleven or more years of progressive experience in enterprise PMO, governance, portfolio/program leadership, transformation, strategy execution, or related disciplines.
Four or more years of direct people-leadership experience, including leading experienced professionals and/or people leaders.
Demonstrated success designing and scaling enterprise governance, standards, executive decision forums/frameworks, change management practices and portfolio-management capabilities.
Executive-level influence, financial acumen, strategic judgment, and organizational-change leadership.
Experience developing reporting for and/or engaging with the most senior-level executive leaders, including (but not limited to) the board, C-suite, executive advisors, etc.
Advanced degree and/or PMP, PgMP, PfMP, P3O, MSP, Prosci, SAFe, Lean Six Sigma, or related certification.
Experience building a governance or portfolio COE in a high-growth, complex, capital-intensive environment.
Experience with strategic portfolio management platforms, enterprise dashboards, and benefits/value-realization reporting.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
Pet and Legal Insurance
Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
Parental Leave
Military Benefits Package
QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
QTS Crisis Fund
Wellness Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities